Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Sep 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 12GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 12GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449	12GB/256GB - $1199

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 inches 326.39 x 208.53 x 5.08 mm
Weight
8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 211 g	24.32 oz / 689.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Grey, Silver

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2689 (Excellent)	1457 (Good)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Immortalis-G925 MC12
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
iOS (26.x)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3775	2652
GeekBench 6 Multi
9749	8561
3D Mark High
5987	6547
3D Mark Low
3841	5049

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Battery

Type
5088 mAh, Nano SIM model - 4832 mAh, Li - Ion	11600 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 46min

Browsing

20h 9min

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

11h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 40min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

11h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm	13 MP
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8950A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

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